Card table



E. WANZ CARD TABL E Dec. 5, 1939.

Filed Feb. 25, 1937 RW mm m T E m Patented Dec. 5, 1939 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARD TABLE Ernest Wanz, New York, N. Y.

Application February 25, 1937, Serial No. 127,577

1 Claim. (01. 311-103) This invention relates to tables in general, and closed position. In order to hold the drawers in particularly to what may be termed collapsible that position, I am providing spring induced pins, card tables. such as indicated at l5 and I6, which pins are The prime object of this invention is to proadapted to engage suitable depressions provided 5 vide a practical, inexpensive and effective table, in the drawers, thereby holding them in their 5 wherein at each table corner is provided a crossclosed position. Pins l5, for holding the upper wisely arranged pair of drawers, so disposed, that drawers in closed position, may also engage deat each side of the table are available two drawers, pressions I1, provided in the bottom member of of which the drawers at one of the ends of all drawer It, as indicated in Fig. 2, for holding the four table sides are off-set relative to the drawers upper drawers in their outward position, shown 10 of the other ends of the table sides, and wherein in broken lines in that figure. all upper drawers are disposed just beneath the The arrangement of the table legs is such that upper table edge, while all lower drawers operate they are hinged at each corner, as indicated at near the lower edges of the table sides. I8, beneath the lower drawers I2, and are pro- 5 Another object of this invention is to provide vided with hinged braces 19, which are guided in connection with all of the drawers, suitable in a slot arrangement 20, and are held, at the means for normally holding them in their closed time when the legs are in operative position, by position, and other means whereby some of the means of clips 2| or any other suitable similar drawers, preferably the upper drawers, may be device. When the legs are collapsed, braces I9 held in a partially drawn-out position. are imbedded in suitable grooves 22, provided 20 Another object of this invention is to provide within the legs, which grooves are deepened at in connection with the table, foldable table legs, 23 for accommodating clips 2|. When the legs adapted to fold beneath each side of the table, are collapsed, their hing-ed ends assume an adjaand in such a manner that each folded-up leg cent position relative to lower drawers I2 of each 25 abuts, near its connected end, with the lowermost corner drawer pair, and their outer faces are 25 drawer of each corner drawer pair. flush with the lower edges of their sides II.

The foregoing and still further important 0b- The drawers serve for accommodating game 560138 and improvements w b e mo e ully utensils, such as pads, cards, chips, and similar apparent from the ensuing description and the articles, which latter are preferably placed in an accompanying drawing, rming part of this disthe lower drawers l2. The right-hand upper closure, but which are intended, more or less, to drawers are preferably utilized for the purpose illustrate the same without limiting me to the of accommodating ash trays, glass trays, etc., very structure shown. which should be handy, and yet out of the way In the drawing, of the players. Of course, it is obvious that the 1 is a Partial perspective View Of a p euse of these drawers may be arranged in accordferred construction of my table, in accordance ance with the particular wishes of the players, with my invention; and and I shall not be limited to the use indicated. Fig. 2 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view similarly, it is obvious that, while I have shown throu h th r r r i n of my table, in Fig. 1 that all right-hand drawers form the 4 showing a reversed arrangement of the drawers. upper drawers of each corner pair of drawers, 40

Referring w Specifically t0 the illustrations, such arrangement may be reversed, as indicated numeral I0 s a table p, the outer edge of which in Fig. 2, as long as a cross-wisely arranged drawer is preferably flush with its sides ll. At each pair i provided at each table corner. corner of the table is provided a pair of cross- Furthermore, while I have shown a specific wisely rr r w consisting of a l wer general arrangement of my table, be it under- 45 drawe and an upper drawer l3. These draW- stood that changes and improvements may be ers are indicated at the front corner of the table, d th r in to suit particular conditions, and shown in Fig. 1, in broken lines, to illustrate their 1 therefore 1 ,1 t, be it t t construc. respective arrangement to one anothertion shown, and I reserve for myself the right to The front of each drawer is made of relatively make changes and improvements in t table 50 heavy material in which I Preferably provide a construction, all without departing from the slot l4, adapted to be used instead of a knob, for broad scope and intent f my invention, as pulling out drawers when desired. Normally fined in the annexed 1 these drawers are preferably made flush with I claim; their respective sides when they are in their In a game tabl having a table top and side I stantially right angles to one another, the upper drawer of each pair being disposed in one of the side members, directly below the table top, the lower drawer being located just above the bottom edge of the other, adjacent side member.

ERNEST WAN Z. 

